Michigan State fell to Iowa on Saturday night by a score of 26-16, dropping the Spartans’ record to 2-3. This is MSU’s third consecutive defeat after starting the season with a pair of victories over lower-level opponents. While MSU actually was competitive in last night’s game, even holding a lead going into the fourth quarter, we did see a continuation of a couple of troubling themes for this team: self-inflicted wounds and poor quarterback play.
That lead that MSU had going into the final fifteen was the result of a fumble caused by Tunmise Adeleye which took a fortuitous bounce right into the gut of Cal Haladay who then rumbled 42 yards for the score, even dragging a defender the final five or so yards and refusing to be tackled until he crossed the goalline.